San Jose State Football Team History
San Jose State Spartans
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
Founded: 1857 Stadium: Spartan Stadium Capacity: 31,218 Colors: Blue & Gold & White Coach: Jack Elway Conference: Big West-
1983 Season Highlights
Jack Elway enters his 5th season as Head Coach at San Jose State.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
31
26
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
California
9
30
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Stanford
23
10
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Oregon
44
34
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
Fresno State
41
23
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Fullerton State
11
20
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @ Long Beach State
18
9
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Utah State
15
22
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs. Pacific
26
30
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Arizona State
17
24
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
21
25
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 256
Scoring Average 23.3
Points Allowed 253
Defense Average 23.0
Opponents Record 27-47
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 All Big West Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.